On Mar 24, 2011, at 8:31 PM, "James A. Tweet" <JamesTweet@Yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-03-22 at 23:39 -0500, Bruce Hill wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:11:17PM -0700, Peter Michael wrote:
>>> Facebook has malware software that checks during login if there are rogu=
e programs trying to enter the site.. if there are it drops the login. Use a=
program like Malwarebytes (free editon) install it upgrade the definitions f=
iles and run a check.. I am almost certain you will find some rogue software=
that your programs missed. Remove it and he will be able to login to facebo=
ok with no problems.
>>> Pete
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>> Hi Pete,
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>> Thanks for your reply. He had Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, which missed al=
l
>> 10 of the things that NOD32 detected; as did his avast! Free Antivirus. H=
e
>> know has his own NOD32 software installed and running, but like all other=
s
>> will have to "pay the piper" of diseases for social networking, such as
>> Facebook. They've got such a spotty history. ;)
>>=20
>> Maybe this is the time and place to pimp NOD32 -- it was first introduced=
>> to me by a friend who works for IBM. He is a Linux and FOSS expert, but
>> also has had to maintain customers with Windows systems, such as
>> Greenpeace International. He told me about NOD32 many years ago, and for
>> at least 8 years we have installed it exclusively on customer's comps. An=
d
>> we have had zero infections on boxen running it. Not to mention that it's=
>> saved them from malware and general trash in the form of "free software".=
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>> http://www.eset.com/us/home/compare-eset-to-competition
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>> I've got nothing to gain by promoting this software, and you guys probabl=
y
>> all have more experience than I, so whatever you glean from their
>> website, or experience you want to share. My desire is to get them to run=
>> Linux and forget all the Window$ problems; but for those who aren't ready=
>> to switch, my pocketbook is ready, willing, and able to oblige their need=
>> for poorly coded mess. ;)
>>=20
>> The guy called just now and let me troubleshoot his network connection. I=
n
>> all my days I've never seen so many routers need rebooting for folks to
>> get a connection. We only use Linksys or Cisco routers for home use, and
>> in over 8 years in China I recall rebooting one router once. Our hardware=
>> never gets shut off unless there's a power failure. Hopefully soon we can=
>> figure out what's behind all this router rebooting in the area. My money
>> lies on one ISP named Frontier ... it has been a common denominator in
>> most of the cases where we could ascertain the ISP.
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>> Thanks for the response from this list. I'm able to reply from my laptop
>> because I bought service and a Verizon Wireless Fivespot (mobile broadban=
d
>> 3G) device today. It required launching some *.exe app to activate the
>> thing -- both Gentoo and Slackware Linux picked up the device, but were
>> missing the software to launch the app started from the *.exe; so I boote=
d
>> into Windows 7 and activated it. Now the thing works simply by turning it=
>> on and connecting. Nice idea -- from what people in this area say about
>> the competition, looks to me like Verizon has a good idea and promising
>> future. This one is made by ZTE -- the one they sell from Novatel was out=
>> of stock, and I'm tired of being without access.
>>=20
>> Bruce
>> --
>> May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!
>>=20
>> "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the
>> lesson afterward. But properly learned, the lesson forever changes
>> the man."
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> There is an easy test to see if you have a hardware problem. Boot Ubuntu
> from a CD or USB and try Facebook. If everything works fine then you
> know that the hardware is fine.=20
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> At that point you will know you need to reinstall Windows. Or just
> install Ubuntu and make your friends here happy.
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> James
As stated, I had no Internet access save 3G on my iPhone (barely) at the tim=
e, have no Facebook account (and won't), and will not use *buntu. Helix Live=
CD is far better- but still no web access or Facebook account precludes tha=
t. There was no suspecting a hardware problem because the kbd worked fine in=
at least 3 other apps.
It's fixed for days now - thanks for the reply. I do have web access now wit=
h a ZTE WCDMA 3G device from Verizon.
Bruce
Sent from my iPhone=
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